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Mini Fruit Tarts
What you need: 1 packet of mini buttered cooked pastry tarts crème patissière: eggs, milk, flour, sugar fruits of your choice: strawberries, raspberries, …
Multi Fruity Smoothy (0.26 gallons/1 liter)
What you need: 1 peach 1 large mango 1 banana 3 apricots 1 glass of orange juice 12 large ice cubes 3 tablespoons of sugar 1 tablespoon of honey A blender …
Preparing for the Züri-Fäscht: July 2-4th in Zurich (Switzerland)
Russian Mountain rides being installed While some were enjoying the sun on Thursday at the Mythenquai, some were working hard to get ready for the …
June 28th, 2010 – Photo of the week
Gardens of Bagatelle, Paris – Bois de Boulogne It was the perfect day last week to visit the well known gardens of Bagatelle in Paris. Thousands of roses …
Family Travels: stroller friendly hikes in Switzerland (Zurich, Lucerne, Schwyz, St Gallen & Glarus) – Part II
Lake Pfäffiker An easy and enjoyable walk with strollers can be taken from the Jucker Farmart in Seegraben to the Pfaffiker Badi in Auslikon. The round trip …
June 21st, 2010 – Photo of the week
Frog posing for the picture, Botanical garden of Zurich It was a sunny morning at the Botanical garden in Zurich and this frog was sunbathing on a nenuphar …
Understanding the world of cathedrals: financing a cathedral
Once the project was commissioned, it had to be financed. The chapter of canons, an assembly of priests responsible for dealing with anything linked to the …
With beer in mind
Beer has been on my mind a lot lately and it is not because of the hot weather! With the Football World Cup going on and the 200 year anniversary of the Munich …
Iced mint green tea
Ready to drink iced mint green tea What you need: 0.33 gallons (1 1/4 liter) of water 3 tea bags of jasmine tea or normal green tea bags 4-5 tablespoons …
Strawberry Jogurt Drink (3 servings)
What you need: 1 small bowl of strawberries or about 7.5 oz (200 g) 1 tall plain yogurt or about 15.20 fluid oz (450 ml) a few ice cubes a tablespoon of …